The following table defines the format for backup item entry information.
This format is only valid for backup control groups.
Offset
Type
Field
Dec
Hex
0
0
Binary(4)
Number of entries
4
4
Binary(4)
Length of entry information
8
8
Binary(4)
Starting message key
12
C
Binary(4)
Ending message key
16
10
Binary(4)
Offset to first entry
The following fields repeat for each entry.
Binary(4)
Offset to next entry
Binary(4)
Length of entry
Binary(4)
Offset to command
Binary(4)
Length of Command
Binary(4)
Sequence
Char(10)
Backup item
Char(6)
Backup item type
Char(10)
Backup item auxiliary
storage pool device
Char(*)
Command
Backup item auxiliary storage pool device
The
auxiliary storage pool device for the backup item. See the help on
the Edit Backup Control Group Entries display for additional information
and possible values returned in the field. This field may be blank
for entries which do not support this field.
Backup item
The backup item just processed.
See the help on the Edit Backup Control Group Entries display for
additional information and possible values returned in the field.
Backup item type
The backup item type just
processed. See the help on the Edit Backup Control Group Entries display
for additional information and possible values returned in the field.
Command
The command just processed for
*EXIT backup items. The command is returned in UNICODE CCSID 1200.
Ending message key
This is the ending message
key for receiving messages generated by the processed entries. The
exit program can receive messages for processed entries beginning
with the starting message key through the ending message key.
Length of entry information
The length
of the control group entry information.
Length of entry
The length of the current
entry. This length does not include the length of the command for
*EXIT entries.
Length of command
The length in bytes of
the command data associated with an *EXIT backup item. The length
is 0 if the backup item is not *EXIT.
Number of entries
Most control group entries
are processed individually. Some entries may be grouped if they have
similar auxiliary storage pools, activity, object detail, and save-while-active
attributes. This field indicates the number of entries in the group.
Offset to command
The offset of the command
data associated with an *EXIT backup item. The offset is 0 if the
backup item is not *EXIT. This offset is relative to the start of
the backup item information.
Offset to first entry
The offset to the
first entry in the control group entry information. This offset is
relative to the start of the control group entry information.
Offset to next entry
The offset to the
next entry in the control group entry information. The offset is 0
if this is the last entry. This offset is relative to the start of
the control group entry information.
Sequence
The sequence number of the control
group entry. See the help on the Edit Backup Control Group Entries
display for additional information and possible values returned in
the field.
Starting message key
This is the starting
message key for receiving messages generated by the processed entries.
The exit program can receive messages for processed entries beginning
with the starting message key through the ending message key.